Names like Orion
Orion is a three-syllable Greek name that ends in -on. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Orion.
Damion Greek · variant of Damian, from Greek 'daman', meaning 'to tame'
Dameon Greek · Variant spelling of Damon, from Greek damazein, to tame; recalls the myth of the loyal friends Damon and Pythias.
Cameron Scottish · traditionally "crooked nose", from Gaelic cam sron
Gideon Hebrew · mighty warrior, one who cuts down; biblical judge and military leader who defeated the Midianites
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Orion comes from.
Endymion Greek · the beautiful shepherd loved eternally by the moon goddess Selene
Apollo Greek · god of music and light
Atlas Greek · the enduring one who holds the sky
Damien Greek · variant of Damian, traditionally "to tame"
The same feel
Also celestial and mythological names.
Aditya Sanskrit · the sun; a name of the Hindu sun god
Aries Latin · ram; zodiac constellation name
Dhruv Sanskrit · fixed, immovable (the pole star in Hindu myth)
Bahram Persian · ancient Zoroastrian god of victory; the planet Mars
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Orion, on a similar curve.
Atreus Greek · traditionally 'fearless' (etymology uncertain)
Emerson English · son of Emery
Solomon Hebrew · peace
Hudson English · son of Hudde
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